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Tuesday, November 10, 2015

First rendering of proposed upgrades to senior housing on Battery Lane in Bethesda (Photo)

The first rendering of the upgrades Sunrise Development, Inc. has proposed for the Springhouse Manor Care senior housing facility on Battery Lane is now available. Changes sought include the addition of a canopy at the entrance to the building, new balconies, and a reduction in the parking requirement that reflects recent changes to Montgomery County's zoning code.

This application will be considered by the Montgomery County Planning Board at its November 19 meeting. Planning staff is recommending approval of the application.

5:49: "Dyer" broke the news about these upgrades. The other Manor Care facility in 20816 is also vacant. We have to move on at some point to talk about the future plans for these buildings, as I've done above.

So what happened to all the old people who used to live in the three Manor Care facilities that closed this year? Were they turned into Soylent Green, to be used by the restaurants in Montgomery Mall's food court?

I can't wait until everyone realizes that these senior housing options will fail. When it comes to retirement, Montgomery County, Maryland is NOT a dream come true. It's a nightmare! Move. Move far away.

3:53: They didn't decide to not provide a service - they grabbed the pot of gold Sidwell Friends offered them.

Headline from The Washington Post in September:

"A land deal for an elite private school will displace more than 100 sick, poor people"

They're not even moving to another facility. The residents will be, yes, out on the street by the end of next year. The use of the "windfall" of cash hasn't been publicly disclosed at this point. Quite a different scenario from what you're characterizing it as.